by
Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt (1846 - 1920), as Ernst Oswald
Purpurmund! sammetne Augen!
Stolze Tulpe, des Gartens Zier --
Neige dich, Schlanke, der Gluthbegier
Wonne zu saugen!
Feuerblume! o wisse:
Besser wär' es der Lieb' und dir,
Neigtest du zagende Lippen mir,
Gleich der Narzisse!
Confirmed with: Rosenblätter. Lieder und Sprüche des Volkssängers und Improvisators Assim-Agha Gül hanedé, Dem Neutürkischen nachgedichtet von Bernhardine Schulze-Smidt, Leipzig: Verlag von Schmidt & Günther, 1893, page 28.
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Crimson lips! velvet eyes!
Proud tulip, the adornment of the garden --
Incline yourself, slender one, to imbibe
The bliss of glowing desire!
Fire-flower! oh know:
It would be better for love and for you,
If you inclined tremulous lips to me,
As the narcissus does!